
Retired Marine Cpl. Nathan Kemnitz was subject to extra TSA screening because he was wearing ‘too much metal.’ (Courtesy Patricia Martin)
Patricia Kime
Military Times
7/5/2013
…At the airport, bystanders stared as the TSA security screener looked under Kemnitz’s medals, ran his hands under the Marine’s waistband and swabbed his shoes for explosives.
“What does a uniform and heroism represent if our own citizens — in this case employees of the TSA and security personnel — have no regard for them?” wrote Kemnitz’s escort, Patricia Martin, to Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki following the incidents.
Martin took photos and disseminated them to family, friends and members of the media.
“I feel so strongly that you need to know just how shamefully even a Purple Heart recipient/disabled veteran can be treated by some TSA and security employees,” she said…
Read the complete article at the Military Times.